FedEx will keep its NRA discount

FedEx is keeping its discount for NRA members.Gun-control advocates and some customers have called for the shi...

Posted: Feb. 27, 2018 6:17 AM

Updated: Feb. 27, 2018 6:17 AM

FedEx is keeping its discount for NRA members.

Gun-control advocates and some customers have called for the shipping company to cut ties with the NRA since the school shooting in Florida. Delta, United Airlines and Hertz are among the businesses that have ended NRA discounts.

But FedEx said in a statement Monday that the company "has never set or changed rates for any of our millions of customers around the world in response to their politics, beliefs or positions on issues."

The company said the NRA is one of "hundreds of organizations" that pay discounted rates for shipping.

In that same statement, FedEx distanced itself from the NRA's views on gun policy and safety.

"FedEx opposes assault rifles being in the hands of civilians," it said. The company added that it sees assault rifles and large capacity magazines as an "inherent potential danger" to schools, workplaces and communities when they are misused.